Nat Richards
@historyandscale.bsky.social
Historian, Writer, Social Commentator, Sometime Wit, Reader of Books, Builder of Scale Models, Reluctant Sage, Master of Pointless Information, and Occasionally Flightless Bird.
“If you obey all the rules, you’ll miss all the fun.” ~ Katherine Hepburn
Brilliant Actress
Brilliant Woman
Brilliant Personality
Need to dig out my copy of "Lion In Winter" my favorite Hepburn film.
Brilliant Actress
Brilliant Woman
Brilliant Personality
Need to dig out my copy of "Lion In Winter" my favorite Hepburn film.
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
“If you obey all the rules, you’ll miss all the fun.” ~ Katherine Hepburn
Brilliant Actress
Brilliant Woman
Brilliant Personality
Need to dig out my copy of "Lion In Winter" my favorite Hepburn film.
Brilliant Actress
Brilliant Woman
Brilliant Personality
Need to dig out my copy of "Lion In Winter" my favorite Hepburn film.
Teach your children to love to read!
If you don't love to read, you need to change that!
If you don't love to read, you need to change that!
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Teach your children to love to read!
If you don't love to read, you need to change that!
If you don't love to read, you need to change that!
You know you are really British if, while flying your DeHaviland Hornet fighter, you do it while wearing a bowler hat!.
Stumbled on to this image, not information, but my guess is that it is a DH Test or Acceptance pilot flying a new aircraft - note no squadron markings - the late 1940s.
Stumbled on to this image, not information, but my guess is that it is a DH Test or Acceptance pilot flying a new aircraft - note no squadron markings - the late 1940s.
September 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
You know you are really British if, while flying your DeHaviland Hornet fighter, you do it while wearing a bowler hat!.
Stumbled on to this image, not information, but my guess is that it is a DH Test or Acceptance pilot flying a new aircraft - note no squadron markings - the late 1940s.
Stumbled on to this image, not information, but my guess is that it is a DH Test or Acceptance pilot flying a new aircraft - note no squadron markings - the late 1940s.
"Well, Hello Dali..."
Posted for no other reason than I've always wanted a mustache like that.
Posted for no other reason than I've always wanted a mustache like that.
September 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"Well, Hello Dali..."
Posted for no other reason than I've always wanted a mustache like that.
Posted for no other reason than I've always wanted a mustache like that.
I know I should be more concerned with my health as I age, but honestly, there are just some changes I am not willing to make and plan to 'take my chances" on such things as bacon - yes, bacon grease is my favorite 'Essential Oil'.
August 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I know I should be more concerned with my health as I age, but honestly, there are just some changes I am not willing to make and plan to 'take my chances" on such things as bacon - yes, bacon grease is my favorite 'Essential Oil'.
About 2110 Pacific, 1910 Hawaii, the Tsunami hit Midway Atoll. The height was less than two meters By the time the wave gets to the west coast, it will be smaller. As I recall when the big quake hit Japan about 15 years ago, the wave was about a foot. The distance from Midway to LA is 3,470 miles
July 30, 2025 at 5:44 AM
About 2110 Pacific, 1910 Hawaii, the Tsunami hit Midway Atoll. The height was less than two meters By the time the wave gets to the west coast, it will be smaller. As I recall when the big quake hit Japan about 15 years ago, the wave was about a foot. The distance from Midway to LA is 3,470 miles
I really like to cook, particularly when it involves bacon. So this meme struck a chord. In my world there is no such thing as "leftover bacon" just as there is no such thing as "leftover wine".
July 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I really like to cook, particularly when it involves bacon. So this meme struck a chord. In my world there is no such thing as "leftover bacon" just as there is no such thing as "leftover wine".
Feeling the need for a long vacation some place quiet. But, as the saying goes, "If you could travel around the world for a quarter, I couldn't get past the next block." So I'll just have to settle for a quiet weekend here at home.
May 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Feeling the need for a long vacation some place quiet. But, as the saying goes, "If you could travel around the world for a quarter, I couldn't get past the next block." So I'll just have to settle for a quiet weekend here at home.
It doesn't matter what type of cat it is - a good box is where they are most comfortable!
May 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It doesn't matter what type of cat it is - a good box is where they are most comfortable!
The Coho operates, reliably, daily between Port Townsend Washington and Victoria British Columbia. She's been doing that reliably for 66 years - which is more than can be said for either the Washington State Ferry System or the British Columbia ferry system. Seen here entering Port Townsend.
May 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The Coho operates, reliably, daily between Port Townsend Washington and Victoria British Columbia. She's been doing that reliably for 66 years - which is more than can be said for either the Washington State Ferry System or the British Columbia ferry system. Seen here entering Port Townsend.
May 20, 1927 - 98 years ago today - Charles Lindbergh took off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris. His aircraft, the "Spirit of St. Louis" built by Ryan in San Diego. The trip took 33 1/2 hours covering nearly 3,600 miles in a single-seat, single-engine aircraft with no forward vision.
May 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
May 20, 1927 - 98 years ago today - Charles Lindbergh took off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris. His aircraft, the "Spirit of St. Louis" built by Ryan in San Diego. The trip took 33 1/2 hours covering nearly 3,600 miles in a single-seat, single-engine aircraft with no forward vision.
Spock does not understand exactly how cool it is to rock-out with an air guitar. 😆
May 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Spock does not understand exactly how cool it is to rock-out with an air guitar. 😆
Not quite the Batmobile.
April 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Not quite the Batmobile.
"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. " ~ Diane Arbus
This is one of my favorite self-portraits of Diane Arbus...one of the most brilliant photographers to ever work a camera....sadly, her career was much too short.
This is one of my favorite self-portraits of Diane Arbus...one of the most brilliant photographers to ever work a camera....sadly, her career was much too short.
April 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. " ~ Diane Arbus
This is one of my favorite self-portraits of Diane Arbus...one of the most brilliant photographers to ever work a camera....sadly, her career was much too short.
This is one of my favorite self-portraits of Diane Arbus...one of the most brilliant photographers to ever work a camera....sadly, her career was much too short.
"Imagination is the highest kite one can fly." ~ Lauren Bacall
April 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Imagination is the highest kite one can fly." ~ Lauren Bacall
If the clothes dryer has a setting called 'Normal', why does it not have a setting called 'Weird"? There is a meme kicking around of a young girl asking her mother 'What is normal?' to which the Mom replies 'It's just a setting on the dryer".
March 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If the clothes dryer has a setting called 'Normal', why does it not have a setting called 'Weird"? There is a meme kicking around of a young girl asking her mother 'What is normal?' to which the Mom replies 'It's just a setting on the dryer".
Some days are just so frustrating that you have to let it all out by shouting at the sky.
I am much better now!
I am much better now!
March 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Some days are just so frustrating that you have to let it all out by shouting at the sky.
I am much better now!
I am much better now!
It's a great hobby! It has the benefit of keeping your kids off drugs. 😆 Been a builder of models my entire life and find it relaxing and educational! A much under-appreciated hobby.
March 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It's a great hobby! It has the benefit of keeping your kids off drugs. 😆 Been a builder of models my entire life and find it relaxing and educational! A much under-appreciated hobby.
A classic ad from 1967 for the Lotus Elan. Jim Clark, twice World Driving Champion for Lotus. Arguably the greatest driver of all time. He won 25 of his 72 Formula 1 starts. He also won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965. Sadly killed in a race at Hockenheim Germany in April 1968.
March 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A classic ad from 1967 for the Lotus Elan. Jim Clark, twice World Driving Champion for Lotus. Arguably the greatest driver of all time. He won 25 of his 72 Formula 1 starts. He also won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965. Sadly killed in a race at Hockenheim Germany in April 1968.
At 21:40 on 15 February 1898, an explosion on the USS Maine occurred in the Havana harbor Later investigations revealed that more than 5 long tons (5.1 t) of propellant charges for the vessel's six- and ten-inch guns had detonated, obliterating the forward third of the ship. Remember the Maine!
February 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
At 21:40 on 15 February 1898, an explosion on the USS Maine occurred in the Havana harbor Later investigations revealed that more than 5 long tons (5.1 t) of propellant charges for the vessel's six- and ten-inch guns had detonated, obliterating the forward third of the ship. Remember the Maine!
Senator Dirksen said this more than 60 years ago. Still true today!
February 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Senator Dirksen said this more than 60 years ago. Still true today!
It was 65 years ago today (Jan 23, 1960) that Jacques Piccard, a Swiss adventurer and Lt. Don Walsh USN climbed inside the bathyscaphe Trieste and descended to 35,813 feet below the surface of the ocean setting a world record that still stands.
January 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It was 65 years ago today (Jan 23, 1960) that Jacques Piccard, a Swiss adventurer and Lt. Don Walsh USN climbed inside the bathyscaphe Trieste and descended to 35,813 feet below the surface of the ocean setting a world record that still stands.
Orange crates used to have dynamic and unique art as a part of their labeling and branding. This is one of my favorites - featuring a painting of the Boeing P-26 Peashooter in a ornate paint scheme.
January 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Orange crates used to have dynamic and unique art as a part of their labeling and branding. This is one of my favorites - featuring a painting of the Boeing P-26 Peashooter in a ornate paint scheme.
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Steam Punk style PC! I like it! I wonder if you can hand crank it to boot up?
Steam Punk style PC! I like it! I wonder if you can hand crank it to boot up?
January 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Steam Punk style PC! I like it! I wonder if you can hand crank it to boot up?
Steam Punk style PC! I like it! I wonder if you can hand crank it to boot up?